Based on the premise that major life decisions are particularly relevant to a person’s self-transformation and identity formation, the working group examines how Large Language Models (LLMs) influence this decision-making process as advisory tools: Can users more easily arrive at a solution with the help of a chatbot’s responses and information (for example, by analysing underlying value dilemmas)? Would this influence be welcome on a normative level, or does it lead to a transfer of responsibility to technical systems and thus to a reduction in one’s own agency? To address the first question regarding problem-solving competence and user influence, the interdisciplinary working group (psychology, philosophy, communication studies) plans to conduct an empirical study, followed by a philosophical-normative analysis in a paper.

Members: Carolin Rutzmoser, Maximilian Lechner, Insa Schaffernak, Franziska Schrade